Car-truck.



A. J. MQCAULEY.

GAR TRUCK.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 20,1909

Patented Oct. 31, 1911.

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GAR TRUCK. APPLIOATION FILED JULY 20,1909.

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A. J. MGGAULEY.

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ALBERT T. MCCAULE Y, 035 ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI,

COMPANY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPOMTIQN OF WEST VmG'E lil'IA.

GAR-$31763.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed July 26, 19%. serial No; 508,6d5.

ASSIGNOBI TO THE J. S, ANDREWS resented Got. at, rear.

form of my invention these bolts may be its the weight of the To a-ll whom it may concern: I dispensed with, the usual side lugs or flanges l 3e it known that I, ALBERT J. MUGAULEY, on the journal boxes being interlocked with 'a citizen of the United States, residing at Stu the truck frames. 1 deem this feature very Louis, Missouri, have invented a certain new important because it constitutes a very sim- 5 and useful Improvement in Car-Trucks, ple fastening means and enables the standof which the following is a full, clear, and ard type of journal box which is in general exact description, such as will enable others use to be secured to trucks without the use skilled in the art to which it appertains, to of belts or nuts. This invention can also make and use the same, reference being had be used on trucks having springs above the 1 to the accompanying drawings, in which-'- jourhal boxes,-and when so used the inter-' Figure 1 is a side elevation of a car truck locking parts may be of a design adapted to constructed in accordance with this invem cooperate with a sliding truck frame. tion; Fig. 2 is a horizontal sectional view I have herein shown M. C. B. standard taken through one end of the truck frame; journal boxes having the usual hollow pro- 15. Fig. 3 is adetail view showing theftru ck jections which coiiperate with the inner frame moved to an abnormal position; Fig. faces of projections on the truck frame, but 4 is a side elevation of a portion of a modi "it will be understood that other forms of, fied form of truck; Fig. 5 is a vertical secjournal boxes and various designs or" lugs tional view, partly in elevation, of thetruck and flanges could be used in accordance -;;;0 shown in Fig. 4; Fig. 6 is a side elevation with this invention.

of another modified form of truck; Fig. 7 In the drawings A indicates a truck frame is a vertical sectional view, partly in elevain the form of a casting having a bolstertion, of the truck shown in Fig. 6; Fig. 8 receiving opening 1 within which a bolster illustrates a filler for maintaining a journal 13 is slidingly mounted. Springs 2 are inbox in a truck frame; Figs. 9, 10 and 11 are. tel-posed between the bolster and a spring side views illustrating further modificaseat 3. I have shown a bolster provided tions; Fig. 12 is a vertical sectional view, with removable column guides 4. which copartly in elevation, of the truck shown in operate with the truck frame, but it will be Fig. 11; Fig. 13 is a side elevational view understood that this invention is not limso showing another modification; Fig. 1d illusited to any particular type of bolster, and trates a portion of a truck having a casting that any suitable shape or design of bolsteradapted to surround and interlock with receiving opening may be used. If desired, journal boxes; Fig. 15 is a vertical sectional the bolster could be rigidly secured to the view of the parts shown in Fig. 14; Fig. 16 truck frames. ,35 is a side elevational view showing another 5 indicates journal boxes of the M. G. B. form (at truck frame; Fig. 17 illustrates a type, mounted in substantially rectangular modifie form of side frame; Fig. 18 is a openings in the ends of the truck frame, said sectional View of the frame shown in Fig. journal boxes being entirely surrounded 17, showing the journal box in position; and and connected to each other by the truck 40 Fig. 19 is a detail view illustrating projecframe. tions on the frame shown in Fig. 17. 5 indicates journals secured to the truck This invention relates toimprovements wheels. In accordance with the M. C. B. in car trucks, the main object being to prostandard, the journal boxes 5 have side vide a truck wherein the standard type of flanges or lugs 5* which are adapted to re- 45 journal boxes can be very easily applied to ceive bolts. 'lliese lugs 5 are arranged beor removed from the truck frames. tween and interlocked with lugs or flanges Another object is to provide an improved 6 and 7 on the truck frame. By referring car truck in which journal boxes are con to Fig. 2 it will be seen that the lugs 5 are nected to each other by a single casting mounted in substantially I: shaped portions which entirely surrounds the same. of the truck frame, the legs of said shaped The Master Car Builders standard jour- Jortions being formed by flanges 6 and lugs and box is provided with sidelugs or flanges, 7. The lugs 7 on the outer face of the truck which receive bolts for securing the journal frame are preferably short and may be disbox to the truckirames. In the preferred engaged from the journal box lugs by litting the truck frame.

5 6. A truck f1 ame in the form posite sides of said openings ahdlocked between pairs of projections on the truck frame, and removable fillers for maintaining said parts in interlocking engagement.

5. A truck frame in the form of a casting having journal-boX-receiving openings, the side, top and bottom walls of said openings being integrally connected together, journal boxes arranged in said openings and inter locked with vertical faces of the truck frame, said parts being separable when moved vertically to an abnormal position, and removable means for maintaining said parts in their normal position.

of a single casting, journal boxes surrounded by and casting, ournal boxes interlocked therewith,

and removable fillers interposed between said truck frame and journal boxes.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my signature in the presence of two witnesses, this 17th day of July, 1909.

ALBERT J. MOCAULEY.

Witnesses:

J. B. BELL,

J. REDDAN. 

